서문

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 序文

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)mun]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)문]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seomun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seomun
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏmun
Yale Romanization?	sēmun

Noun

서문 • (seomun) (hanja 序文)

1. preface, foreword

   Antonym: 발문(跋文) (balmun)